Your paper should have the following components:
Introduction: one-paragraph. Include pertinent information about the child, such as age, gender, family structure, immigration/language learning status, special needs, etc, but do NOT specifically identify the child by their real name.
Describe some of the child’s behavior or patterns of behaviors that were interesting to you, and analyze their significance to child development.
Describe the behavior, in good observational detail.
Identify the concept from class the behavior illustrated.
Explain why this behavior illustrates the concept.
Discuss whether the child’s display of this particular behavior is typical for his or her age.
Discuss the significance of these behaviors for the child, and for child development in general.
Using this particular procedure, how effectively do you think you were able to learn about this child?
